Feeling Trapped

[PHX808]

I just moved after going homeless. While homeless I was car camping and was sleeping fine really because I could focus on trying to get out of being homeless and let everything else fall off. Now I found a sketch noisy apartment in a big building in a cold new town. Now on top it all I have insomnia from this new place. I am so behind the eightball, because of injury I have to let all my bills go before the lease ran out on my place. My credit is blown. I spent all my cash moving into this one. I look for support in state services but find little there. I am bipolar and dyslexic so work was hard to find now impossible because my sleep is screwed up. I feel my sleep is screwed because I am trapped. Wondering if anybody knows of ways on how to deal with feeling trapped. The body has deep panic. I do the sleep hygiene and follow most of the advice I can from websites. I do feel the root of being trapped is the source of the problems, so I trying to ask for any coping methods for that. I couldnt even go Homeless now because I could not be an insomniac at a shelter. Is there any help out there? Homes for poor Insomniacs. My place will not last as is and it seems there no alternative. My body knows this and keeps me up and has waves of high energy. Help. Thank you

[kkat37]

Hi! Are you able to apply for Ssi/disability? You should also find the local mental health agency they have lots of programs that will help and also maybe could possibly help with getting you additional assistance with food and resources until you are able to work again. Also melatonin works sometimes and is very reasonably priced at dollar general. Try listening to classical sleep music or sleep sounds to see if that will help relax you enough to be able to sleep.

[PHX808 in reply to kkat37]

Oh I wish lol yes I am on SSI for bipolar disorder already and local mental health agencies are lacking though I continue to try to find the golden egg among all the reeds. It's so natural to think there is a welfare solution but truthfully for practical purposes there is little there and the system is overwhelming with numbers of people. I have gone to the big disability agencies and housing is so lacking. They can help stand up for you but you need to be there. Getting there is the difficulty. I am looking for coping techniques for mental excersizes. CBT stuff. If somebody had specifics as a real tangible program I am all ears. For now I do the best sleep hygiene I can given where I live and stay with a set time for all activities. They often say just think through things and realized it is not so bad. For me it is bad. Stuck in a noisy apartment building with a fire door opening and closing constantly. Money running out and no end in sight . So...I have been doing the best I can by reading and writing with excersizes. Trying activity to stay positive and celebrate the good things but not run to extremes. And address any avenues I can to make things better. Bite size pieces. I dug my hole now trying to get out of it without induced anxiety. Thanks though it good know people are trying to help each other.

[mixed-emotions]

It's been over 10 years since I have been an insomniac and tried so many things. From teas to yawning 5 times in a row which is something I read online. Have you tried hobbies? They can be relaxing and even if you stay up you have something wonderful you made.